HyperDic: nitrite_bacterium

English > 1 sense of the expression nitrite bacterium:
NOUNanimalnitrite bacterium, nitrous bacteriumany of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites
English > nitrite bacterium: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites.
Synonymnitrous bacterium
BroadernitrobacteriumAny of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle

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